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  1. The Kill Factor

    Stephen Evans examines how soldiers are taught to kill and asks what it does to them.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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    What's Eating The Museum?

    The battle to save museum collections from insect pests.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Beacons and Blue Remembered Hills

    Elvis McGonagall examines the enduring popularity of AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Spirit of the Beehive

    A composed feature exploring our relationship with the honeybee.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Muse Story: Stairway to Devon and Kraftwerk: We Are the Robots

    Celebrating 6 Music Classic Album of the Day artists, Muse. Plus the story of Kraftwerk.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  7. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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    Ibiza: Britain's Balearic Soul

    Dr Kate O'Brien explores Ibiza's subtle influence over British youth culture and nightlife

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Gilbert O'Sullivan: Out on His Own

    Profile of singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland's first international pop star.

    BBC Four

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    The British Caste Conundrum

    Paul Sinha finds some British Asians believe caste discrimination is alive and well in UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Spice Britain

    A look at how food from Muslim countries has helped revolutionise the British palate.

    BBC One

  12. Too Much, Too Young: Children of the Middle Ages

    Medievalist Dr Stephen Baxter looks at the Middle Ages through the eyes of children.

    BBC Four

  13. Dale Meets Dolly

    Dale Winton catches up with Dolly Parton in Nashville in a life-affirming interview.

    BBC Radio 2

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    Treating Tumours: Old Drug, New Tricks

    An old antidepressant has unexpected anticancer properties, but no-one is developing it.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Togail Sgeoil

    An appreciation of the work of Dr John MacInnes, Gaeldom's foremost folklorist.

    BBC ALBA

  16. I'm Pregnant with Their Baby

    Documentary following three young women who have volunteered to be surrogate mothers.

    BBC One

  17. Cherry's Body Dilemmas

    Cherry Healey meets women of all shapes and sizes to find out what makes a body beautiful.

    BBC Three

  18. Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

    Bettany Hughes visits seven wonders that give an insight into the history of Buddhism.

    BBC Two

  19. Re-imagining the City

    Artist Bill Drummond shares his vision of Belfast.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  20. Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums

    The singer Jamelia, a single mum, explores the stories of single mums from the past.

    BBC Three

  21. I'm Keith Moon, What's Your Excuse?

    Phil Daniels remembers The Who's drummer Keith Moon, who died on 7 September 1978.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. They Did It Their Way: The Story of Reprise Records

    Paul Gambaccini looks at the history of the record label set up and owned by Frank Sinatra

    BBC Radio 2

  23. When Rock Goes Acoustic

    Documentary taking a look at the love affair between rock and the acoustic guitar.

    BBC Four

  24. Na Stàitean

    Tha Liam O' Casaid air tadhail air còrr is 40 stàit.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  25. Comp Lit

    Nick Baker on a 70's revolution in children's books - stories set in state schools.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Ten Years On: The Welsh Journalist at 9/11

    Stephen Evans talks to Sian Pari Huws about his experiences at the WTC on 9/11.

    BBC Radio Wales

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    Am I Tone Deaf?

    Is being tone-deaf a medical matter or simply a lack of training?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    British Muslims - In the Shadow of 9/11

    Navid Akhtar explores the British Muslim experience in the ten years since the 9/11 attack

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Donor Mum: The Children I've Never Met

    Documentary telling the story of one of Britain's first anonymous egg donors.

    BBC One

  30. Jig: The Great Irish Dance-Off

    Documentary telling the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.

    BBC Two

  31. Hans Litten vs Adolf Hitler: To Stop a Tyrant

    Documentary exploring lawyer Hans Litten's public attempt to challenge Hitler.

    BBC Two

  32. Faith and 9/11

    A reflective anthology which considers the impact of 9/11, ten years on.

    BBC Radio 2

  33. Wogan on Wodehouse

    Terry Wogan explores the extraordinarily long career of his literary hero, PG Wodehouse.

    BBC Two

  34. Wootton Bassett - A Town's Duty Done

    A look at what repatriations have meant to bereaved families and Wootton Bassett.

    BBC News Channel

  35. A Tribute to Sir Jimmy Young

    Ken Bruce pays tribute to the late Sir Jimmy Young.

    BBC Radio 2

  36. Barbra Streisand: From the Way We Were... To the Way We Are

    From her home in Malibu, Barbra chats with Academy Award-winning lyricist Don Black.

    BBC Radio 2

  37. Lions - New Zealand '71

    Eddie Butler tells the story of the victorious Lions tour of New Zealand in 1971.

    BBC One Wales

  38.

    Hearing the Past

    Jim Al-Khalili explores what the past would have sounded like to our ancestors.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39.

    The Price of Power

    Jonathan Freedland addresses the knotty problem of MPs' pay and conditions.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Reader's Digest: Trouble in Pleasantville

    John Waite asks why one of the world's most successful publishers has hit hard times.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ayckbourn in Action

    An exploration of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's directing career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Greetings Pop Pickers - The Story of Pick of the Pops

    Sir Tim Rice charts the story of one of radio's best-loved programmes and DJs.

    BBC Radio 2

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    The Call of the Arab Spring

    Zubeida Malik meets young British Arabs who took part in the Arab uprisings.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Twins of the Twin Towers

    Documentary about the twins who lost their 'other half' in the 9/11 attacks.

    BBC One

  45. 9/11: Conspiracy Road Trip

    Five British conspiracy believers take a US road trip to tackle the truth about 9/11.

    BBC Three

  46. Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

    Profile of actress, singer and TV star Doris Day, now 87 and about to release a new album.

    BBC Four

  47. At the Crossroads

    Examining the impact of the 2001 Holy Cross demonstrations on some of the women involved.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  48. Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters

    Tom Holland explores how our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs.

    BBC Four

  49. Sex, Lies and Gagging Orders

    Sam Delaney investigates how much we're entitled to know about celebs' private lives.

    BBC Three

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    After I Was Gorgeous

    Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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